Peter Maurin

by Marc H. Ellis

Book Overview

In Peter Maurin: Prophet in the Twentieth Century, Marc H. Ellis traces Maurin's life from his early years--as peasant, brother, and Catholic activist--through his meeting with Dorothy Day. Ellis' Chronicle focuses on the consequences of that meeting: the founding of the Catholic Worker movement and newspaper, the founding of hospitality, the farming communes. Peter Maurin: Prophet in the Twentieth Century is the first biography to really...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608990605
• ISBN13: 9781608990603
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"